UAE Family Residence Visa Renewal (2016 Rules & Requirements)

We are here with the latest rules and
regulations (requirements) regarding “How to Renew Family visa in UAE”.

UAE
Family or Residency visas usually have a validity of 2
years. If
the sponsor's visa is under government, semi-government or free zone
company dependent's visa
will be for 3 years
maximum.

Residents
are granted a 30 days grace period by Government when residence
visa expires.
Do not wait for the expiry, you can done the renewal process in advance. You
will require below documents to renew your family residence visa in United Arab
Emirates.

Required
documents for renewing visa of your Child:

1. Original and valid Passport of child.

2.Original
and attested Birth Certificate of child from issuing authority at home country
from UAE embassy at home country and from ministry of foreign affairs here in
UAE.

Note: If
child born here in UAE, you will just require attestation from foreign affairs
and from your embassy inside UAE.

It mostly take 1 week or maximum 2 weeks
to complete, you will get your passport(s) with new visa stamp through courier
company (ZAJEL, TCS, EMPOST etc).

Important: A
woman is not allowed to sponsor her spouse and children for residence visa
until she fit for the latest necessities. To know the latest Requirements for a
women to sponsor her Husband and kids, Click Here

Q: My wife is pregnant and out from
UAE, she may not enter within 6 months, what is the process if our family visa
get expired?

Residents who leave UAE and stayed out
for more than 6 months,
their
residency becomes invalid,
and
the entire process will have to be re-started again.

Q: What is the latest Law for
daughters above 18?

If you are renewing the visa of your
daughter and she is older than 18 years, you need to submit the
confirmation letter in Arabic mention that she is
still not married
with parents (sponsor) signature.